Appointment to Begin Fall 1995
AUSTIN COLLEGE
SHERMAN, TEXAS 75090-4440
FACULTY POSITION IN BIOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGIST. Assistant Professor, tenure-track position
beginning Fall 1995, in 7 person department. Ph.D. required.
Strong commitment to undergraduate teaching. To teach
Microbiology, Molecular Biology and/or Immunology.
Participate in freshman Cell Biology, college-wide programs,and develop
a research program involving undergraduates.
Austin College is a selective coeducational residential college for 1200
students located in Sherman, Texas, sixty miles north of Dallas. The majority of
the students come from Texas and neighboring states in the South and Southwest.
The College's undergraduate curriculum provides for a core program of four
courses, including a variable content seminar for beginning freshmen and a
three-course sequence in the Heritage of Western Culture; an exploratory
dimension of eight courses in different fields of study or modes of intellectual
inquiry; and possible majors in 26 disciplines or interdisciplinary subject
areas.
The College operates on a 4-1-4 academic calendar, including 14-week Fall and
Spring Terms and a 4-week January Term. During the interim term, students are
encouraged to explore new fields of study with a special emphasis on
experiential learning that often involves international travel. A modest summer
school program enables students to take up to two courses.
Austin College offers an attractive benefit package to its faculty. Two
endowments provide generous funds to support faculty in career development
projects and in activities that enhance the College's academic program. Faculty
are eligible every seven years to apply for sabbatical leaves at fullpay for one
term or half pay for an entire year with additional funding available to support
leave projects.
Candidates should send letter of application, curriculum vitae, transcripts, and
three recent letters of recommendation by to:
Dr. David Jordan, Vice President for Academic Affairs, Austin College, 900 N.
Grand Avenue, Sherman, TX 75090-4440
Review of Applications to Begin: October 15, 1994
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER